The Sam club finally gets rid of reception checks - but there is a catch

You will not have to prevent your paper receipt, but your basket is always checked.


One of the most tedious aspects of shopping in warehouse clubs like Costco and Sam's Club is the Receipt process , in which the employees of the exit give your receipt once before leaving. But now Sam's Club abandons this process, which means you can store your paper reception in your pocket or your bag just after your check - and avoid waiting online. However, this does not mean that the wholesaler will not verify that you have paid.

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The Sam's Club, which belongs to Walmart, pivots manual reception checks to an approach of artificial intelligence (IA), announced the company in a January 9 on January 9 Press release .

"We care about every second that a member spends with us, so saving them for a few seconds is worth it if we can make their experience more delicious," wrote the company. "This is why we are delighted with our last technological advancement which will resolve a key concern: queuing for the reception verification leaves the club."

In the press release, the company said it was an "first of its kind" application of the AI, effectively getting rid of the often long and frustrating lines at the door. To confirm that buyers have paid everything in their trolleys in the register or via Scan & Go, technology uses "computer vision and digital technology" to capture images of everything in the basket. He is then able to check the payment, said Sam's Club.

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Walmart

A photo of "seamless outlet technology" shows two thin rectangular arcades that customers cross (the one you are going through will depend if you pay in the register or via Scan & Go). Each arc has dome security cameras located at the basket level. A screenshot of the view of the output camera shows how the images are captured from different angles, including from above and on the sides. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Regardless of your feelings about AI in general, the warehouse club said that the initiative was intended to improve the purchasing experience. In the press release, the company noted that the members constantly identify the waiting times for exit as a "pain point" and the CEO of the Sam's Club Chris Nicholas said this decision was made in response to this type of feedback.

Now, with AI, the wholesaler hopes that the exit process will be much faster and will also allow exit greetings to focus on members' assistance. In a declaration at Better life, A Walmart spokesman said that no job would be affected by this change.

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The new technology has been publicly announced by Megan Crozier , executive vice-president and chief merchant of the Sam's Club, in the company Main presentation At Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Business Insider reported.

During the presentation, Crozier said that exit technology was currently "live" in Dallas, but the company planned to deploy it in the 600 Sam's Club sites by the end of 2024.

Walmart spokesperson confirmed That members try the experience in 10 locations in total, including nine warehouse clubs in the Metropolitan region of Dallas and the others in Joplin, Missouri.

The Sam club also highlighted Scan & Go as a practical option. Members use the club application on their phones to scan items during purchases. Once they have finished, they can ignore the payment process entirely and pay instead via the application.

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